After the sheikhs
Subtitle: the coming collapse of the gulf monarchies
By: Christopher M. Davidson
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780199330645
Subjects: Politics and government; State & Provincial; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Government; Monarchy; General
Description: "Noted Gulf expert Christopher Davidson contends that the collapse of these kings, emirs, and sultans is going to happen, and was always going to"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-287) and index.
Table of contents: title: State formation and economic development; title: Explaining survival : domestic matters; title: Explaining survival : external matters; title: Mounting internal pressures; title: Mounting external pressures; title: The coming collapse.